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(No Model.) R. H. TRESTED.

HAT AND OTHER-HEAD GOVBRINGS.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OF ICE.

.RIOHARD H. IRESTED, OF GREENVILLE, NEW JERSEY.

HAT OROTHER HEAD-COVERING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 270,155, dated January2, 1883.

Applicationfiled December 5,1882. '(No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RIGHARDH. TRESTED, a citizen of the United States,residing at Greenville, in the county of Hudson and State of New Jersey,have invented new and useful Improvements in Hats or otherHead-Goverings, of which the following is a specification.

My invention has reference to an improved hat for ladies, childrens, andmens use,wbicl1 is made from a light sheet of metal with a woven fabricor its equivalent as a support.

This invention is illustrated in the-accompanying drawings, in whichFigure 1 represents a perspective View of a hat embodying my invention.Fig. 2 represents a section of the hat, showing the metal and thesupport on a larger scale than the previous figure. Similar lettersindicate corresponding parts. In carrying out my invention 1 take apiece of woven fabric made from cotton, wool, or any othersubstance-such as leather or paper--' and I treat this fabric with asolution or shellac or any other suitable stiffening material which hasthe efl'ect of retaining the hat in shape. 1 then cut a pieceof thefabric the size required for a hat and press the same into any desiredshape by means of suitable heated dies in the same manner as usuallydone by the manufacturers of hat and bonnet frames. I then take a pieceof thin-rolled sheet metal and cover the hat or Bonnet frame by stickingthe metal to thtfirator bonnet trame. -I then subject the hat or bonnetto a heated die. The die can be engraved any pattern wanted to embossthe face of the metal, either in imitation ofstraw, fine chip, leghorn,or other braid.

To accomplish the embossing, I employ a powerful embossing, hydraulic,or screw-die press.- The die should co-operate with a counter-die ofrubber to lit the same.

.The great advantages of my hat are that it can be made very light byhaving the metal for the facing rolled very thin, the support for themetal will prevent it from getting out of shape, and at the same timethe hat is sufficientlypliable to bend without breaking. Thus a firm,light, elastic, and water-proof hat is produced, capable of beingcleansed by washing without injury to the'structure or diminishing itsnovel and distinguishing qualities.

By the use of the metal face thehatcan be colored or printed with anywater-proof colorings, and will retain the gloss, so much desired forhats forladies, childrens, and mens use, since the metal will not absorbthe coloring-matter like a fabric or straw braid.

By the use of colored metals 3. good imitation of a silver or gold hatcan be produced.

The hat can be-lined on the inside of the fabric or support with thinmetal before it is embossed, or it can be lined after it is embossedwith any desired lining of silk or other material to suit the fancy ofthe milliner.

In the accompanying drawings, the letter A designates the metal facing,and B is the support. V

I do not claim a hat made of an embossed fabric, as such is not new; but

7 What I claim as new, anddeslre to secure by Letters Patent, is-

A head-covering made of a flexible metal facing and a support ofatextile material, paper, leather, or other equivalent substance,substantially as herein shown and described.

In testimonywhereof I have hereun to set my hand and seal in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

RICHARD H. TRESTED. [L. 8.]

